1996 GMC C1500 Suburban recalls & complaints

2 owner complaints on file. Recall list must be checked by VIN (see below).

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2complaints

Source: NHTSA, updated daily. Last checked 2026-10-19. Recalls apply to specific VINs — run your VIN to confirm.

Recalls: check by VIN

NHTSA files recalls for the GMC C1500 Suburban under individual trim or body names rather than "C1500 Suburban", so we can't match them automatically. Enter your 17-digit VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls for the definitive list. The owner complaints below are matched correctly.

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Owner complaints filed with NHTSA

2complaints

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Most complained-about parts: Visibility (wipers / glass) (2).

Complaints are unverified reports from owners. A pattern (many complaints about the same part) matters more than any single one.

Read recent complaints (2)

05/04/2010 · Visibility (wipers / glass)
THIS GMC SUBURBAN WAS RECALLED SEVERAL YEARS AGO FOR WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE. IT WAS REPAIRED IN 2007 UNDER THE RECALL. THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM HAS RECURRED. THE WIPERS ARE UNCONTROLLABLE BY THE SWITCH INTERMITTENTLY. THEY COME ON WHEN NOT SELECTED ON OR WILL NOT COME ON WHEN SELECTED ON. *TR

09/11/2009 · Visibility (wipers / glass)
MY WINDSHIELD WIPER RUNS INTERMITTENTLY,AND SOMETIMES STOPS ALTOGETHER OR RUNS AT FULL SPEED AND WILL NOT TURN OFF. USUALLY I PULL OVER AND LIFT THE HOOD AND GIVE THE WINDSHIELD MOTOR A THUMP AND THIS SEEMS TO SORT IT OUT TILL THE NEXT TIME. THE THING THAT ANNOYS ME MOST IS WHEN IT WONT START IN TRAFFIC.MY VEHICLE IS A 1996 GMC SUBURBAN AND I HAD RESIGNED…

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